Porto Seguro terminates virtual operator and transfer customers to TIM

Porto Seguro has entered into a commitment to cooperation with TIM to the migration of customers of voice and data safe port Connects to services "slots" of debit and credit card. According to the statement, the company says will be closing in the segment, which had been initiated in August 2013. "TIM will provide customers with migrated data and voice offers equivalent or better and maintenance of benefits, as well as of current services," added the statement. The operation will be terminated after being evaluated by the Administrative Council for economic Defense (Cade) and the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel). The migration will reach 500,000 lines, as deal agreed on Wednesday, 3, between the companies. Most of the lines that migrate from safe harbour Connects to the TIM are "machines", and not traditional customers of voice and data. Porto Seguro Connects has a base of 675,900 lines, of which are recorded as services 560,900 machine-to-machine (M2M), according to the consultancy Teleco. The M2M allows communication between devices, such as the credit card machines and debit cards. Already the remaining 115,000 base lines, is in most voice and data customers, whose average income is higher in comparison to the main activity. These customers can choose to stay at TIM or follow to another company. Despite the positive growth at the base of the TIM, these numbers are not so relevant to the total portfolio of customers of the company's furniture lines, which was 56.6 million by the end of June, according to your latest balance. In addition, the safe harbor Connects, which is a virtual operator, already operated using the network infrastructure of TIM. /CIRCE BONATELLI, ALINE BRONZATI and RODRIGO PETRY